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                    Thai Protesters Storm Army Headquarters

   by VOA News

   More than 1,000 opposition protesters have broken into army
   headquarters in the Thai capital of Bangkok, the latest escalation in
   demonstrations seeking to oust Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra.
   Military officials say the protesters forced their way into the army
   compound Friday, demanding that the military join their fight to bring
   down the government.
   Opposition protesters have expanded their demonstrations across the
   capital, vowing to take over every government ministry until Prime
   Minister Yingluck resigns.
   Yingluck easily survived a no-confidence vote in parliament on Thursday
   as lawmakers voted 297 to 134 against a measure that would have
   unseated her because of allegations of corruption.
   Yingluck has refused to step down and has called for dialogue to
   resolve the situation. She has vowed not to use violence to stop the
   protests.
   The protesters have also taken over parts of the finance and foreign
   ministries and surrounded the interior ministry; police said Thursday
   that they pulled down several electrical cables outside police
   headquarters and an adjacent hospital, forcing those buildings to use
   backup power.
   The street protests are the largest in Thailand since 2010, when more
   than 90 people were killed in a military crackdown on an opposition
   protest.
   The latest demonstrations were triggered several weeks ago by an
   amnesty bill that would have allowed former prime minister Thaksin
   Shinawatra, Yingluck's brother, to return home and avoid a two-year
   jail term for corruption. That amnesty bill was rejected by the Senate,
   but opposition-led protests have continued.
   Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra came to power in 2011. Thaksin was
   toppled by a coup in 2006 and convicted of corruption. He has lived in
   exile to escape the charges, which he says were politically motivated.
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